Non-ETs; more organic than ET?

[Don A. Gilmore]

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OK, OK...breath in the love...push out the jive.  Now I feel better.

Actually I'm not offended at all.  I just broke my personal rule of not =
using all capital letters in a post, with understandable results.

I just get a little bent out of shape when non-musicians tout exotic =
temperaments.  Having said that, I am actually including alternate =
tunings in the self-tuner.  People like what they like.  :-)

Don
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  From: Kevin E. Ramsey=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:30 PM
  Subject: Re: Non-ETs; more organic than ET?


  Don, take a deep breath...  The real reason that some musicians, and =
technicians are again playing around with historical temperaments is =
because it is believed that some composers would choose a certain key =
signature because of the coloring that key would give the music that =
they wanted to convey to their listeners. Of course, truely equal =
temperament wasn't possible until the early 20th century, but that =
doesn't mean that one way is better than the other.  Now-adays I usually =
will offer my customers the possibility of having their pianos tuned in =
a historical temperament, but I won't even bring the subject up unless =
they're the kind of people who may be intrigued by the possibility.   I =
remember BB saying that he never ever tuned in ET, and I thought; "And =
his customers don't even know it....."    I assume that people want ET =
when they call me. =20
      I think you were a little offended by the reference to engineers. =
Without engineers, we'd still be living in the pre-industrial age and =
dying at the age of 35. There, feel better?

  Kevin. =20




  ET wasn't foisted upon the musical community by dastardly engineers,
  politicians, or by divine decree; it was invented *by* musicians and =
has
  been universally adopted because WE LIKE IT and because it solves the =
many
  problems and limitations you experience if you don't use it.  I AM a
  musician.  ET vastly simplifies music for us and lets us all play and
  modulate with complete freedom.  Any other temperament is a gimmick, =
like
  titanium golf clubs or a six-string bass guitar.  A $500 cue isn't =
going to
  make you shoot pool any better and a fancy tuning isn't going to make =
you
  sound any better.

  Don


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